,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
national human trafficking database at  
the ,office for ,victims of ,crime of   
the ,department of ,justice1 and to     
incentivize certain ,state agencies to  
report data to the database4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,national ,human ,trafficking ,database 
,act4  #b4 ,national human trafficking  
database ,title ,i of the ,omnibus      
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  ,,pp ,national human        
trafficking database  #cjfa4 ,national  
human trafficking database  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,anti-human trafficking organization    

,the term anti-human trafficking        
organization means an organization whose
 main objective is to address and combat
 human trafficking1 including by-- 7,a7 
supporting populations known to be at a 
higher risk of human trafficking2  7,b7 
raising awareness of human trafficking2 
and  7,c7 providing services to         
survivors of human trafficking4  7#b7   
,covered ,state agency ,the term covered
 ,state agency means-- 7,a7 a ,state    
bureau of investigation or equivalent   
,state law enforcement agency2 or  7,b7 
a ,state agency other than an agency    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 that is  
empowered by the ,state to coordinate a 
statewide human trafficking response1   
which may be the ,state public health   
agency or another agency as determined  
by the ,state4  7#c7 ,director of the   
,office ,the term ,director of the      
,office means the ,director of the      
,office for ,victims of ,crime4  7#d7   
,human trafficking ,the term human      
trafficking means labor trafficking or  

sex trafficking4  7#e7 ,labor           
trafficking ,the term labor trafficking 
means conduct described in section      
#ajc7aa77;,b7 of the ,trafficking       
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aa77;,b774  7#f7        
,primary service ,with respect to an    
anti-human trafficking organization1 the
 term primary service means the         
essential function of the organization1 
which may be-- 7,a7 preventing human    
trafficking2  7,b7 identifying survivors
 of human trafficking2  7,c7 recovering 
survivors from human trafficking        
situations2 or  7,d7 providing support  
for survivors to exit human trafficking 
situations4  7#g7 ,sex trafficking ,the 
term sex trafficking has the meaning    
given the term in section #ajc7aa77;,a7 
of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection
 ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4           
#gajb7aa77;,a774  7b7 ,duties of ,office
 for ,victims of ,crime  7#a7 ,grants   
7,a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year  
for which amounts are made available to 

carry out this section1 the ,director of
 the ,office shall award grants to      
covered ,state agencies to collect and  
report to the ,director of the ,office  
human trafficking data1 directly or by  
contract with a private or nonprofit    
organization with expertise and         
experience in the collection of human   
trafficking data1 in accordance with    
subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,application ,a   
covered ,state agency seeking a grant   
under this subsection shall submit an   
application to the ,director of the     
,office at such time1 in such manner1   
and containing such information as the  
,director of the ,office may reasonably 
require4  7,c7 ,grant condition ,a      
covered ,state agency may not receive a 
grant under subparagraph 7,a7 unless the
 agency certifies to the ,director of   
the ,office that1 not later than #ahj   
days after the date on which the agency 
receives the grant1 the agency will     
identify how the agency will collect or 
ensure the collection and reporting of  

human trafficking data described in     
subsection 7c77#a77;,a74  7,d7 ,use of  
grant ,a covered ,state agency may only 
use a grant received under subparagraph 
7,a7 to collect and report the data     
described in section 7c77#a77;,a74  7#b7
 ,guidance for use of grant funds ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of the ,national ,human       
,trafficking ,database ,act1 the        
,director of the ,office shall issue    
guidance that includes goals and        
guidelines for the use of grants awarded
 under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,database   
7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7 ,initial      
submission of ,state data ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of the ,national ,human ,trafficking   
,database ,act1 each covered ,state     
agency that has received a grant under  
subsection 7b77#a7 shall report to the  
,director of the ,office1 for the most  
recently ended fiscal year 7as of that  
date of enactment7 for the ,state-- 7i7 
where such data is available-- 7,i7 with

 respect to each county in the ,state-- 
7aa7 the number of prosecutions1        
arrests1 or convictions for human       
trafficking2  7bb7 aggregated and       
anonymized data from ,state-level human 
trafficking hotlines2  7cc7 aggregated  
and anonymized data from the ,national  
,human ,trafficking ,hotline1 operated  
by the ,administration for ,children and
 ,families2  7dd7 aggregated and        
anonymized data from ,state-level       
children's services agencies2  7ee7     
aggregated and anonymized human         
trafficking data from the ,office of    
,justice ,services of the ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs1 including the ,missing
 and ,murdered ,unit2  7ff7 aggregated  
and anonymized human trafficking data   
from the ,center for ,countering ,human 
,trafficking of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security2  7gg7 the presence 
and likelihood of criminal activity     
known to be correlated with human       
trafficking1 including crimes of        
prostitution1 drug distribution1 sexual 

assault1 and gang-related violence2 and 
7hh7 the number of survivors of human   
trafficking who have been served by     
nongovernmental human trafficking victim
 service organizations2  7,,ii7 the name
 and primary service of each anti-human 
trafficking organization operating in   
each county in the ,state2 and  7,,iii7 
the total number of ,state-level human  
trafficking prosecutions1 which the     
covered ,state agency shall compile by  
collecting the necessary information    
from the prosecutor's office for each   
county in the ,state1 categorized by    
sex1 race1 citizenship1 primary         
language1 and prior convictions2 and    
7ii7 if any data described in clause 7i7
 is not available1 a statement          
explaining why the data is not          
available4  7,b7 ,establishment ,not    
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of the ,national ,human       
,trafficking ,database ,act1 the        
,director of the ,office shall publish  
on the internet website of the          

,department of ,justice a database that 
includes1 for each ,state-- 7i7 the data
 for each county in the ,state1 as      
reported by the covered ,state agency   
under subparagraph 7,a77i77,i71 in      
accordance with subsection 7d72  7ii7   
the name and primary service of each    
anti-human trafficking organization     
operating in each county in the ,state1 
as reported by the covered ,state agency
 under subparagraph 7,a77i77,,ii72      
7iii7 the total number of ,state-level  
human trafficking prosecutions1 as      
reported by the covered ,state agency   
under subparagraph 7,a77i77,,iii72  7iv7
 any statement from the covered ,state  
agency of the ,state described in       
subparagraph 7,a77ii72  7v7 7,i7 except 
as provided in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7aa7  
the #aj counties in the ,state with the 
highest rates of human trafficking2 and 
7bb7 the #aj counties in the ,state with
 the lowest rates of human trafficking2 
or  7,,ii7 if the ,state has fewer than 
#bj counties1 a list of the counties in 

the ,state1 ranked by rate of human     
trafficking from highest to lowest2 and 
7vi7 the number of ,federal             
prosecutions1 arrests1 or convictions   
for human trafficking occurring in the  
,state4  7,c7 ,collection of data       
regarding anti-human trafficking        
organizations ,in carrying out          
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 a covered ,state 
agency may coordinate with-- 7i7 the    
,administration for ,children and       
,families1 in its capacity as the       
operator of the ,national ,human        
,trafficking ,hotline2  7ii7 the ,office
 for ,victims of ,crime2  7iii7 the     
,office on ,violence ,against ,women2   
7iv7 the ,bureau of ,justice            
,statistics2  7v7 any office of the     
,united ,states attorney in the ,state2 
7vi7 the ,office of ,justice ,services  
of the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2     
7vii7 the ,center for ,countering ,human
 ,trafficking of the ,department of     
,homeland ,security2  7viii7 a relevant 
,state-level human trafficking task     

force or ,missing and ,murdered         
,indigenous ,people task force2 and     
7ix7 the ,office of ,national ,drug     
,control ,policy1 including the ,high   
,intensity ,drug ,trafficking ,areas    
,program4  7#b7 ,administration  7,a7   
,submission of ,state data ,not later   
than #ij days after the last day of each
 fiscal year1 beginning with fiscal year
 #bjbe1 each covered ,state agency that 
received a grant under subsection       
7b77#a7 for that fiscal year shall      
report to the ,director of the ,office  
the data described in paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 of this subsection 7and any   
statement described in clause 7ii7 of   
that paragraph1 if applicable7 for that 
fiscal year for the ,state4  7,b7       
,updating database ,not later than #ahj 
days after the last day of each fiscal  
year1 beginning with fiscal year #bjbe1 
the ,director of the ,office shall      
update the database established under   
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 using the data      
provided by covered ,state agencies for 

that fiscal year under paragraph        
7#a77;,a7 7and including any statements 
described in clause 7ii7 of that        
paragraph1 if applicable71 as well as1  
for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,b77iv71
 data provided by ,federal law          
enforcement agencies4  7#c7 ,report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the last day
 of each fiscal year1 beginning with    
fiscal year #bjbe1 the ,director of the 
,office shall report to ,congress the   
contents of the database established    
under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 for that      
fiscal year4  7d7 ,survivor             
confidentiality ,in order to ensure the 
safety of survivors of human trafficking
 and their families1 a covered ,state   
agency that receives a grant under      
subsection 7b77#a71 in collecting and   
reporting data under this section1 shall
 protect the confidentiality and privacy
 of those survivors and their families4 
7e7 ,rules of construction ,nothing in  
this section shall be construed-- 7#a7  
to permit the ,department of ,justice to

 make any funding decisions based on the
 collected data described in subsection 
7c72 or  7#b7 to permit the ,department 
of ,justice1 or any covered ,state      
agency that receives a grant under      
subsection 7b77#a71 to demand1 access1  
or publicize personally identifying     
information about survivors of human    
trafficking from any source4  7f7       
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,director of the    
,office for each of fiscal years #bjbe  
through #bjbh-- 7,a7 #ej1jjj1jjj to     
carry out subsection 7b72 and  7,b7     
#a1jjj1jjj to carry out paragraphs      
7#a77;,b71 7#b77;,b71 and 7#c7 of       
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,availability of  
funds ,the amounts authorized under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available   
until expended4  4